2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You
Music is the #33 most popular major in Illinois with 1,129 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Eastern Illinois University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
EIU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois State are $13,968 per year.
Illinois State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NIU are $14,738 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUE are $11,496 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year. On average, music graduates from UIUC take out $19,824 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $613.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #3 for overall quality for music in Illinois.
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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,240 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheaton.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wheaton College Illinois are $40,820 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wheaton College Illinois also is in the top 20% of our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
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Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $431.
Northwestern also took the #2 spot in our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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Request InformationBest Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 734 |
| Ohio | 1,138 |
| Indiana | 660 |
| Wisconsin | 359 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
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Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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